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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, of the men chasing Vivar, knows the contents of the strongbox and where Vivar is going with it?
(a) Colonel Pierre de l'Eclin
(b) The man in the black coat and white boots.
(c) Richard Sharpe.
(d) Captain Murray.

2. What does Sharpe command Harper to do?
(a) To go to the attic and set up his big gun.
(b) To be sergeant.
(c) To escort the Parkers to their carriage.
(d) To sneak out of the farmhouse and go find the army.

3. Who wakes Sharpe in the night in Chapter 6?
(a) Vivar.
(b) A soldier.
(c) Harper.
(d) A monk.

4. By what title does Major Warren Dunnet address the lieutenant in Chapter 1?
(a) Logistics Commander.
(b) Company Commander.
(c) Quartermaster.
(d) Officer on Duty.

5. Why has Louisa joined Sharpe's group?
(a) To get away from her uncle and aunt.
(b) She is tired of reading the Bible all the time.
(c) She is looking for a husband.
(d) To have an adventure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sharpe's men do when he assembles them in the morning?

2. What does Sharpe tell Parker his strategy is after they are in the farmhouse?

3. Who does Sharpe meet in the night?

4. In the prologue, where have Vivar and his men taken refuge?

5. What does Vivar say will defeat the French in Spain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vivar tell Davila to do?

2. What does Sharpe order the Parkers to do and what does Sharpe do when Mrs. Parker refuses?

3. What happens as Sharpe is about to order his riflemen to flee the house and who joins him in the woods?

4. What does de l'Eclin accuse Sharpe of and what is Sharpe's response? What does Vivar's brother say?

5. What happens when the French assault the farmhouse the first time and what does Sharpe tell Harper? What is Harper's response?

6. Who, of the French forces chasing Vivar, does Vivar watch the most and why?

7. What does Sharp worry about with Louisa, what does she tell him and what is her response when he tells her about the strongbox?

8. With whom does Sharpe dine the first night in the fortress and why do Vivar and Alzaga argue?

9. What does Sharpe do to talk to the French and what is the French colonel's appearance like compared to Sharpe?

10. What does Major Dunnet tell Sharpe to do, how does he address him and how does he feel about Sharpe? What does Murray suspect about Dunnet's feelings towards Sharpe?

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